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Tag: Autism spectrum disorder

Shows an old photo of a woman hugging a little boy, they're both smiling.
Posted inChildren's Health

Does North Carolina do enough to help children affected by a mom’s prenatal alcohol use?

by Anne Blythe October 30, 2019October 30, 2019

By Anne Blythe The courtroom on the seventh floor of the Wake County Justice Center was quiet as Judge Vince Rozier read a report from the mother of the 28-year-old defendant awaiting sentencing. That mother, Theresa Morris-Brown, is a petite 63-year-old woman with a gargantuan will to help the man she welcomed into her life […]

shows two adults providing applied behavior analysis, otherwise known as ABA therapy, with two young people.
Posted inMedicaid

Families Still Pushing for Access to Autism Therapies

by Sarah Ovaska July 30, 2018November 16, 2018
Posted inDisabilities

Welcoming People with Disabilities Into Arts Spaces

by Taylor Knopf May 8, 2018May 10, 2018
a boy smiles at his ABA therapy counselor
Posted inChildren's Health

N.C.’s Shortage of Autism Therapists Leaves Some on Medicaid Waiting Months, Even Years

by Sarah Ovaska May 1, 2018November 14, 2018
shows two adults providing applied behavior analysis, otherwise known as ABA therapy, with two young people.
Posted inChildren's Health

Insurance Mandate for Autism Services Falls Short for Many

by Sarah Ovaska April 30, 2018May 1, 2018
a woman and young man sit at a table, the young man smiles at the woman, who looks at the camera.
Posted inDisabilities

Families Offer Praise, Ideas for Reforming NC’s Guardianship Process

by Taylor Knopf December 4, 2017March 3, 2019

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